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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-10 08:12 PM
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Was I the very last person to find about about South African comedian Pieter Dirk Uys?
There's so many good stories here, let me sum up. In the eighties, he was performing in South Africa against Apartheid in drag. I can't believe no one shot him. Then, his next big project was to go to schools and educate kids about AIDS. At some point, this fifteen year old kid saw him at a show in Australia, and decided to make a documentary about him and he did.

If you missed "Darling! The Pieter Dirk Uys Story", the first ten minutes are here (and if you watch it, watch the whole 10 because he does a beautiful Tutu at the end of the clip):

http://www.julianshaw.com.au/filmdoco.html

I checked and NetFlix doesn't have it but sometimes LinkTV runs it. It's a great piece and the director was a teenager. (slaps forehead).

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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-10 08:39 PM
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1. Next to last, I guess. I've ordered it through Netflix. Thanks! - oops
Edited on Tue Mar-16-10 08:44 PM by tbyg52
Well, no, I haven't because the didn't seem to have it! Argh.

And you said that, and I saw "does" instead of "doesn't." I'll mention it to them, and look elsewhere.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-16-10 08:53 PM
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2. I'm going to call them, too. Their HQ is just across the valley here.
I did see it twice on LINK and it was tremendous in the way of giving you a will to live. lol :hi:
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